https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...nggal-festival/

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy today slammed the education ministry for issuing a directive to all schools that Muslim students should not take part in Ponggal festivities, as they have been declared haram by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim).

The directive by the ministry, dated Jan 13, was sent to all state education directors after a shariah expert panel from Jakim called for the ban.

The panel stressed that participation in the rice and milk boiling – a key ceremony during Ponggal – was strictly out of bounds for Muslims.

Ramasamy, who is also the Penang Education Committee chairman, told FMT Ponggal is not a religious ceremony, but merely a Tamil harvest festival celebrated by all faiths.

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Jakim power over all other ministry....even more powerful then PM office and Finance Ministry.....Ponggal Haram as with Tang Lung...

Life is so tough.

Everything branded with halal or not.

Where is the right to freedom and capacity to choose

Cincai la

They mau celebrate then join la
X mau then other races join la

Why this Rama is mad? You wanna celebrate, do it with Tamil student only. Why wanna drag Muslims student too?

tanglung haram? source please.

My church also got ponggol

It's cultural not religious

Issue is with Jakim not students.

Suka-suka nak haram itu haram ini without any checking or verifications.

As in news already say, Ponggal is a cultural celebration not religious.

Don't tell me that students and teachers are free to ignore Jakim's warning.

Honestly as a non I really don't understand why jakim is relevant.

Why would you as an educated individual allow a bunch of unqualified people who know nothing about modern society, law, economics and science, rule over your life?

These people have no business setting rules and regulations for us.

Still simple? If JAKIM wrong, will malaysian muslims slam them for spreading hatred?

Who issue the directive? Make sure he gets the bad consequence for not doing his job properly.

I wonder if the Malays one day will felt too much oppress from JAKIM and start to anti-Jakim movement.

Because Jakim contribute nothing good, except issuing HALAL

I support jakim

This post has been edited by FlyingVCLplayer: Jan 14 2020, 10:48 PM

jakim > who is he?

Ini haram?

Oh no..

Education ministry under Thanos lol

This post has been edited by Uncle Toby: Jan 14 2020, 10:47 PM

Rindu zaman bijan letew

Why it should even be an issue....likeeee....